Glengoyne Scottish Oak Finish

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 19 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Very aromatic. Smells like a freshly cut tree. Resiny. Lemon skins. Palate Dry creaminess. Vanilla pods. Cinnamon. Tropical fruits. Paw-paw. Finish Like biting into a tree bark. Hot, spicy, flavours. Cloves? Comment A rather eccentric version of Glengoyne. Very distinctive. A digestive after Thai food or even a curry?

Dave Broom Nose Sweet, honeyed and woody. Water brings out honey nut cornflakes, fruit and nut, oak, clover and a whiff of sap and the farmyard. Palate Soft and quite honeyed. Toasted almonds, rose, dolly mixtures. Sweeter than standard Glengoyne. Finish Sweet, but oak takes charge. Comment Scottish oak veneer? A fascinating experiment, but the really interesting malt, Glengoyne matured in Scottish oak refill, is yet to come.